Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 7:10
And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness that the LORD had showed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.
10. into their tents ] R.V. unto their tents (as 1Ki 8:66). The Hebrew word ( ohel) here approaches in meaning the corresponding Arabic word ( ahl), which denotes household or one’s own people, e.g. in the phrase ahlu ’linjil, “the household of the Gospel,” i.e. “the Christians” a phrase found in the Koran. Cp. 2Ch 10:16; 2Ch 25:22.
glad and merry in heart ] R.V. joyful and glad of heart (as in 1Ki 8:66).
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 10. On the three and twentieth day] This was the ninth day of the dedication of the temple; but in 1Kg 8:66 it is called the eighth day. “The meaning is this,” says Jarchi: “he gave them liberty to return on the eighth day, and many of them did then return: and he dismissed the remainder on the ninth, what is called here the twenty-third, reckoning the fourteen days for the duration of the two feasts; in all, twenty-three.”
The Targum paraphrases this verse thus: “The people departed with a glad heart, for all the good which God had done to David his servant, on whose account the doors of the sanctuary were open and for Solomon his son, because God had heard his prayer, and the majesty of the Lord had rested on the house of the sanctuary and for Israel, his people, because God had favourably accepted their oblations, and the heavenly fire had descended, and, burning on the altar, had devoured their sacrifices.”
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
10. on the three and twentieth dayof the seventh monthThis was the last day of the feast oftabernacles.
2Ch7:12-22. GOD APPEARSTO HIM.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
[See comments on 2Ch 7:7]
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(10) And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month.Beginning with the evening of the twenty-second.
For the goodness.Some MSS., Syriac, and Arabic, for all the goodness, as in 1Ki. 8:66.
David, and to Solomon.Kings, David his servant. The mention of Solomon was added by the chronicler. (Comp. 2Ch. 6:4; 2Ch. 6:8; 2Ch. 6:15-17; 2Ch. 6:42, where all Solomons success is connected with the premise to David.)
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
2Ch 7:10. Glad and merry in heart for the goodness, &c. That is, according to the Targum, “for the goodness of the Lord shewn unto David, in opening the doors of the sanctuary; and unto Solomon, whose prayer God had accepted, and had honoured him with his presence in the house that he had built; and unto his people Israel, in his acceptance of their sacrifices, and sending down fire from heaven to consume them.”
REFLECTIONS.1st, A glorious answer was given to Solomon’s fervent prayer. Fire from heaven, either distinct from the former, or issuing from the cloud which had filled the house, consumed the sacrifices. Struck with the awful sight, the people reverentially bowed and worshipped, and, regarding it as a token of God’s especial favour, adored his goodness and never-ending mercy. A vast multitude of sacrifices fed this sacred fire, which was maintained continually. The priests and Levites with diligence and zeal discharged their offices; the singers, with the psalms and instruments that David appointed, set forth God’s praises; the people with delight and joy feasted before the Lord fourteen days; and Solomon enjoyed the peculiar satisfaction of seeing the labours of his hands accepted and prosperous; an encouragement never to be weary of serving so great and good a master. Note; (1.) The fire which once broke forth on Jesus our sacrifice, though terrible to behold, speaks God now reconciled to believing sinners, as having taken one for all. (2.) When God has kindled the fire of divine love in our hearts, it becomes us to feed it with the continual sacrifices of prayer and praise; and whilst it is thus kept burning, we may be assured that our sacrifice is accepted. (3.) A sinner, conscious of his deserts, is ashamed and confounded before a holy God. (4.) We can never be in any situation, in which praise is not our bounden duty. As long as we are out of hell, we must ever say, He is good, for his mercy endureth for ever. (5.) They who delight in God’s worship, will never count the time long which they spend in his service. (6.) All our prosperity in our undertakings must be ascribed wholly to the divine blessing; and when we make God’s glory our first concern, we may confidently expect it.
2nd, God’s second gracious visit to Solomon we had before, 1 Kings 9. The Almighty expressly grants all the particulars that he had prayed for. Whenever the people, according as he had spoken, should return in penitence and prayer, their sin should immediately be pardoned, and their sufferings removed. He consents to make this house his abode for ever, and to establish his kingdom to the later posterity, provided he approved himself faithful; but warns him withal, that if he or they (as it was too possible, and they were too prone to do,) should turn aside after other gods, and be unfaithful in his covenant, then they might expect no protection from this temple, their land should be wasted, the people destroyed, the sanctuary made desolate, and such terrible judgments overtake them, as should astonish their heathen neighbours, and even make them reflect with just reproach on their apostacy. Note; (1.) If God is so gracious, let us beware not to anger him. The heart of man is deceitful and desperately wicked, and we had need fear for ourselves continually. (2.) Whenever God engages the heart in humiliation to return to him, it is a sign that there is still mercy in store.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
2Ch 7:10 And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness that the LORD had shewed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.
Ver. 10. And on the three and twentieth day. ] On the two and twentieth he dismissed those that dwelt within a Sabbath day’s journey. 1Ki 8:66
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
seventh month
i.e. October.
Fuente: Scofield Reference Bible Notes
three and twentieth: 1Ki 8:66
glad: 2Ch 29:36, 2Ch 30:26, Deu 12:7, Deu 12:12, Deu 12:18, Deu 16:11, Deu 16:14, Neh 8:10, Psa 32:11, Psa 33:1, Psa 92:4, Psa 100:2, Psa 105:3, Psa 106:5, Act 2:46, Act 16:34, Phi 4:4
goodness: 2Ch 6:41, Exo 18:1
Reciprocal: 2Sa 6:19 – So all the 1Ch 29:22 – eat and drink 2Ch 30:21 – great gladness Ezr 6:16 – with joy Neh 8:17 – there was Neh 9:1 – twenty Neh 12:43 – offered Psa 42:4 – with the voice Pro 28:12 – righteous Isa 63:7 – the great goodness Mal 3:4 – as Joh 7:2 – General
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Ch 7:10. On the three and twentieth day of the seventh month, he sent the people away They kept the feast of the dedication of the altar seven days, from the second to the ninth; the tenth day was the day of atonement, when they were to afflict their souls for sin, and that was not unseasonable in the midst of their rejoicings: then on the fifteenth began the feast of tabernacles, which continued to the twenty-second, and thus they continued to be employed in sacred services, and did not part till the twenty-third. We ought never to grudge the time that we spend in the worship of God, and in communion with him, nor think it long, or grow weary of it. Glad and merry in heart for the goodness, &c. That is, according to the Targum, for the goodness of the Lord shown unto David, in opening the doors of the sanctuary; and unto Solomon, whose prayer God had accepted, and had honoured with his presence in the house which he had built; and unto his people Israel, in his acceptance of their sacrifices, and sending down fire from heaven to consume them.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
7:10 And on the {d} three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness that the LORD had shewed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.
(d) They had permission to depart on the 22nd day, 1Ki 8:66 but they did not leave till the next day.